Fay Lanphier
Fay Lanphier | |
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| File:Fay Lanphier 1925.jpg | |
| Born | Fay Elinora Lanphier December 12, 1905 |
| Died | June 21, 1959 (aged 53) |
| Cause of death | Viral pneumonia |
| Title | 1925 Rose Queen Miss California 1924 Miss America 1925 |
| Predecessor | Ruth Malcomson |
| Successor | Norma Smallwood |
| Spouse(s) | Sidney M. Spiegel Winfield Daniels
(m. 1931; her death in 1959) |
| Children | 2 |
Fay Elinora Lanphier (December 12, 1905 – June 21, 1959)[1] was a model most noted for becoming Miss California in 1924 and Miss America in 1925.[2]
Early life
Lanphier was born in El Dorado, California, the eldest child of six born to Percival Caspar Lanphier and Emily Elenora Olson.[3] She graduated from Oakland High School in 1924.
Pageantry
She was the 1925 Rose Queen.[4] To date, she is the only person to hold both titles at the same time. She is also the first Miss California to become Miss America.[5] Before she was Miss California, she was Miss Santa Cruz (1924).
Film career
Lanphier appeared in the Paramount Pictures film The American Venus (1926) which featured a beauty contest, and co-starred Louise Brooks,[6] and performed for a short time on stage in San Francisco with the Henry Duffy Players.[7]
Personal life
She was married to Sidney M. Spiegel (son of Joseph Spiegel) for six months.[8][9]
In 1931, she married high-school sweetheart Winfield Daniels, with whom she had two daughters.[10] She lived in Oakland, California suburb Orinda until her death from viral pneumonia at age 53.[11]
References
- ^ California Death Index
- ^ "Miss America's Smile Her Greatest Asset". The Pittsburgh Press. 1925-09-23. p. 6.
- ^ 1920 US Federal Census
- ^ "East-West Grid Game Stage Set". Berkeley Daily Gazette. 1925-12-31. p. 7.
- ^ "Miss California History". Miss California. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ "Jesse L. Lasky Tells How "The American Venus" Was Selected At Atlantic City". The Palm Beach Post. 1925-10-04.
- ^ "Radio Technique Is Studied For Remote Control". San Jose News. 1929-11-11. p. 6.
- ^ "Beauty Queen To Wed". Sunday Morning Star. 1928-06-10. p. 23.
- ^ "Fay Lamphier Divorced". San Jose News. 1929-03-09. p. 9.
- ^ "Fay Lamphier Weds Schoolmate". The New York Times. 1931-07-22. p. 19.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
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